Definitions for orthotropousɔrˈθɒ trə pəs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•thot•ro•pousɔrˈθɒ trə pəs(adj.)
(of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity.
Category: Botany
Origin of orthotropous:
1820–30; < NL orthotropus
Princeton's WordNet
orthotropous(adj)
(of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex
Wiktionary
orthotropous(Adjective)
Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex
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